[2018-12-21 20:35] Colin Watson <cjwat...@debian.org> > > (Meanwhile, I don't think it's necessarily a good idea to handle > > /sbin/init and associated programs with alternatives, not least of which > > because of the complications of switching the running system's init.) > > I quite agree.
Could you please elaborate, why alternatives would be complications? I believe, it would simplify switching running system's init, since you will have all tools needed. For example, if you change system X to system Y, while you are still have pid1 from system X, you could easily control it with /sbin/reboot.X binary.
